Purchasing Assistant

Salary: £26,400 – £28,800 per year

Acorn is currently recruiting a Purchasing Assistant to join their client, who is a small-scale manufacturer of bespoke and semi-bespoke high-end mass spectrometers.

Duties:

* Raising purchase requisition orders.
* Raising stock orders.
* Maintaining purchase order and shortage reports.
* Checking order acknowledgements for discrepancies.
* Maintaining price list database.
* Liaising with suppliers and internal customers.
* Reconciliation of Vendor statements
* Assisting internal customers with invoice/PO queries.
* Visit suppliers to gain experience in negotiation, as well as developing a deeper understanding of manufacturing processes and their limitations.
* Liaison with internal customers regarding approval of invoices.
* Answering internal and external queries by telephone and email.

Skills and experience:

* Able to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks.
* Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative.
* Able to remain calm under pressure.
* Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
* Maintain a quality focus at all times.
* Excellent numeracy, literacy skills.
* Disciplined and organised approach to tasks with the ability to prioritise under pressure.
* Flexible and innovative approach to problem solving.
* Experience working in a purchasing or administrative role would be preferred.
* Strong IT skills in all MS Office packages, particularly Excel.

Acorn Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.